Illuminated house-number device



Oct. 30,1928. 1,689,315

R. C. YAGER ILLUMINATED HOUSE NUMBER DEVICE Filed May 21, 1928 IN VEN TOR. BY 62% ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 30, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE.

mm c. YAGEB, or OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR 'ro yearn SHEET METAL 00., a or own, camrormm, A coraa'rnnnsnrr consrsrme or ISABELLE YAGER, enonea L. YAGEB, AND RALPH c. YAeER.

ILLUMINATED, HOUSE-NUMBER DEVICE.

Applieatlon filed Kay 21, 1928. S.eria1 No. 279,436.

The present invention relates to an improved illuminated house number devlce.

The invention has for its objects to provide a a structure which is inexpensive to manufacconstruction of the device taken on lilifl 2-2 ture, and one which may be readily secured in position; to provide a means for illuminat ing the plate so that the light will be directed upon the face of the plate to render the number fully visible at night; to provide a structure in which the numbers may be changed with the least efi'ort.

With the above mentioned and other ob jects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and set forth in the claim hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope of the claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any, of the advantages of the invention.

Reference is directed to the accoriipanyin drawing wherein Figure l is a view in front elevation of the invention in its assembled position.

Figure 2 is a sectional view showing the of Figure 1..

Figure?) is a sectional view of theinumber plates showing the plate interlocking .means.

In the drawings, wherein like characters of "reference designate corresponding parts, 1 indicates the wall of a building havin an opening 2, within which is positione an open faced housing 3 having side and rear walls 4 and 5, the side walls being flanged as at.6 forming a stop for the frame hereinafter described- Removably positioned within the housing?) through its front opening and ad apted to rest againstftheflanged stop 6 is an open-number carrying frame the face of which is flanged as at 8 producing topand bottom andend walls indicated at 9 and 10,

ing oppositely facin longitudinal open ended grooves 14. Numher bearing plates 12 are sing portions of the top and bottom. wal s 10 of frame opening 11 are bent producadapted for longitudinal sliding movement in the frame opening 11 with their upper and lower edges received in grooves 14. The longitudinal side edges 12 of plates 12 are bent, as shown in Figure 3, for detachable interlockin engagement with each other producing a huilt up struifthre. The numerals 13 on the respective plates are. preferably stamped or impressed thereon, and it is desirable that they form an integral part of their respective plates.

- The frame 7 carries a light deflecting hood '17 downwardly and outwardly curved form-' ing a reflector, having an open bottom 17, for directing the light rays from the electric lamb 18, mounted within the member 17, upon the numerals 13. Screws 19, or other suitablemeans, are employed for mounting the member 17 on theframefi. Electricity is supplied through wires 21 to the lamp 18,

the current being 110 volts stepped down bylimited by said-stop wall, the top-and bottom edges of said frame opening being bent to 1 provide opposing open ended number plate securing grooves, a plurality of detachably interlocked number plates slidably positioned endwise within said grooves with the faces of said plates exposed through the frame opening, a deflecting hood carried b the frame, an electric lamp beneath. the hood said hood having'an open bottom through which opening. the light rays from said lamp are directed upon the faces of said number plates.

-In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

RALPH G- AG R- 

